Relationship-based social work : getting to the heart of practice (2nd ed). London, Jessica Kingsley (jointly edited with Gillian Ruch and Danielle Turney). Second edition, revised & updated, 2018
Leadership in Residential Child Care. A relationship-based approach. Norwich, Smokehouse Press, 2014
Working in Group Care. Social work in residential and day care settings (2nd edition). Bristol, Policy Press. 2006
Relationship-based social work : getting to the heart of practice. London, Jessica Kingsley (jointly edited with Gillian Ruch and Danielle Turney). 2010
Therapeutic Communities for Children and Young People. London, Jessica Kingsley. (Jointly edited with Alan Worthington, Jane Pooley and Kajetan Kasinski) 2003.
Intuition is not enough. Matching Learning with Practice in Therapeutic Child Care London, Routledge. (jointly edited with Linnet McMahon) 1998.
What Works in Residential Child Care: A review of research evidence and the practical considerations. London: National Children’s Bureau (jointly with Roger Clough and Roger Bullock) 2006
Helping Families in Family Centres. Towards Therapeutic Practice. London, Jessica Kingsley. (Jointly edited with Linnet McMahon) 2001.
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